Space Analyst Morris Jones says Australia’s space agency “hit the ground running” and “already seems to be punching above its weight”. MORE: https://bit.ly/2SVmmnZ | Sky News Australia

338K views · 1.9K reactions | As world space week begins tomorrow, countries around the globe are celebrating their contribution to science and technology to explore beyond our own planet. Australia has just launched a new space agency set to create thousands of jobs. | Australian Academy of Science | Facebook

3.4K views · 116 reactions | The University of Melbourne and the Italian Space Agency have announced the successful launch of an Australian satellite into space. Watch the full episode at www.skynews.com.au/flash | Sky News Australia | Facebook

ISRO rocket parts found on Australian beach? Australian Space Agency shares key details #ISRO #australia #ASA #LatestNews | Asian News International (ANI)

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Together with the Italian Space Agency, we recently launched SpIRIT, a landmark nanosatellite mission supported by the Australian Space Agency. Demonstrating Australia’s growing reputation in the global space sector, SpIRIT is the first Australian satellite to carry a foreign space agency’s scientific instrument as its main payload, namely the Italian Space Agency’s HERMES X-ray detector. The HERMES X-ray detector is designed to search for bursts of gamma rays, which are created when stars die o